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With ergonomic fluff trying to sell a chair to photographers.. look at the posture in the main image 😅: #ergonomics #biomechanics #posture #officechairs

🏀📐 Sport scientists and physicists break down how Victor Wembanyama’s extreme height (7'4" / 223 cm), near-vertical torso, minimal jump, hip/knee flexion, and creative shot selection combine to make him a uniquely effective three-point shooter in the #NBA playoffs – disproving skeptics that very tall players can’t shoot from deep.

👉 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/san-antonio-spurs-star-wemby-is-rocking-the-nba-playoffs-science-can-help-explain-why/

#basketball #physics #biomechanics #science #sports #engineering #sanantonio #spurs #playoffs #kinesiology

The video 🎥 of the #BeilsteinTalk “Micro- and nanoscale adaptations in insect-attachment pads: Evolutionary insights from stick and leaf insects” with Thies H. Büscher from Kiel University is NOW available 🔓 in the video portal @TIB_AVPortal of the @tibhannover.

🔗 https://av.tib.eu/media/73023

#BioEngineering #insects #adhesion #entomology #morphology #biomimetics #biomechanics #BeilsteinTalks

🏋️‍♂️📏 Olympic weightlifters utilize #physics to lift massive weights by timing their movements with the barbell’s flexibility.

As the steel bar bends and oscillates, athletes catch the upward "whip" to gain momentum. The technique allows lifters to move loads that would otherwise remain stationary through precise mechanical synchronization.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-physics-of-how-olympic-weightlifters-exploit-barbells-whip/

#science #sports #engineering #biomechanics #research #discovery #education #mechanics #energy #olympics #science

🎢⚙️ The mechanics of #rollercoasters rely on controlled forces like #gravity and acceleration to simulate #danger while maintaining high #safety standards.

Modern rides follow strict #engineering protocols for #design and testing before they ever open to the public. While the risk of injury is statistically low, #safety relies on rigorous mechanical inspections and riders following height and #health #guidelines.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/are-roller-coasters-safe/

#science #physics #biology #health #biomechanics #education #stem #physiology

🦅🐘 Researchers explain that the #energy required for a giant #bird to take off would exceed the metabolic limits of avian #biology.

Modern bird #anatomy evolved for efficiency and lightweight strength which creates a hard ceiling on how large a flying #animal can become.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/theres-a-reason-we-dont-have-birds-the-size-of-elephants/

#evolution #ornithology #physics #science #nature #zoology #birds #paleontology #stem #biomechanics